For health and safety reasons, animals are not allowed at Special Olympics Montana’s (SOMT) trainings, competitive settings, special events, and indoor sponsored events unless they are a trained and working service animal.
Service Animal Definition
Under the ADA, a service animal is defined as a dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. The task(s) performed by the dog must be directly related to the person’s disability.
An emotional support animal does not qualify as a service animal under the ADA because emotional support animals are designed to provide comfort and have not been trained to perform a specific job or task directly related to a person’s disability. For health and safety reasons, pets or emotional support animals are not allowed at SOMT events.